"With shame in my voice and a new hole in my head, I had to explain to the piercer why I removed the original ring against my better judgment. All told me was, "'This time, let it heal.'"
I've been quiet my whole life and people have often questioned my well-being because of it, which is why I call you to never be quiet and never stop asking those "stupid" questions
How a simple rock in motion can not only shake a young boy's complex world for life but also how one finds appreciation and acceptance of themselves and the things around them.
A short story about a girl who hopes for a guy to dance with her, but when he doesn't she is oddly okay with it. She is okay with it because she realizes she doesn't need a boy, she has her beast friend, Jenny.
My story isn’t a good one. It won’t make you feel a rollercoaster of emotions or make me different from any other closet depressed, anxious teenager. But it’s a story that needs to be told.
As she made her way to the bus I could tell something was off, and it was only until she slipped down the isle that I knew what. She was upset, that I didn’t need to be told...
I should have known to listen to my mother. In times like these when temperatures fall far bellow what is needed to sustain human life it is unmistakably essential to wear our special protective gear. Without our gear, we are left far more vulnerable to the enemy–the unseen and air-born bacilli. For years we have […]